Clippers Are Now A Prime Target For A Pistons Trade

Now with the LA Clippers obviously taking Blake Griffin, this will create a log jam of big men.

Kaman will fit here nicely. Tayshaun is from Cally thereby sending him home to play in his home state. The pistons could get a package deal done that may not only get us Kaman but we could conceivably end up with both Kaman and Camby. That would be sweet.

Then take Eric Maynor with the #15, he is the most NBA ready, trade Rip/Amir for a bonafide defensive minded SF(Marvin Williams).

Now with the LA Clippers obviously taking Blake Griffin, this will create a log jam of big men.

Kaman will fit here nicely. Tayshaun is from Cally thereby sending him home to play in his home state. The pistons could get a package deal done that may not only get us Kaman but we could conceivably end up with both Kaman and Camby. That would be sweet.

Then take Eric Maynor with the #15, he is the most NBA ready, trade Rip/Amir for a bonafide defensive minded SF(Marvin Williams).

Lots of possibilities out there.

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I concur AG...lets send everyone home, which means if we need more players to get both Kaman and Camby, send Amir back to LA too.

Or if they don't want to give up the two tallest guys on their roster in Kaman and Camby then we just do a home and collegiate swap by sending them Tay and Amir, and we take CMU's Kaman and MSU's Randolph. I know Zach is a wild card, but the 20/10 when he plays was better than the 3/5 when Amir played.

I like your thinking but how do you propose we'd end up with BOTH Camby and Kaman? I'm on board with Marvin Williams but I think we should try and package a couple of our second rounders to get a second first rounder or include them in a trade but by no means do I think we need 3 2nd round picks on this team next year.

I concur AG...lets send everyone home, which means if we need more players to get both Kaman and Camby, send Amir back to LA too.

Or if they don't want to give up the two tallest guys on their roster in Kaman and Camby then we just do a home and collegiate swap by sending them Tay and Amir, and we take CMU's Kaman and MSU's Randolph. I know Zach is a wild card, but the 20/10 when he plays was better than the 3/5 when Amir played.

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I'm not a big fan of Randolph coming here. HE is a cancer if there is such a thing. We don't need anyone who isn't going to give 110% EVERY night.

I like this idea alot..if we could get Kaman and Camby that would be a big upgrade over what we have now. Although Kaman isn't a superstar he could be a piece in our rebuilding. I like this route better than trading for the Wizards pick (don't really like this draft at all).

The only thing I'm scared of is the curse of Amir Johnson, you know he's such an intregal part of our team that if we trade him we could be setting ourselves back for 10-20 years.

I'm not a big fan of Randolph coming here. HE is a cancer if there is such a thing. We don't need anyone who isn't going to give 110% EVERY night.

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We got to take some chances on one of these cancers whether it is Artest, Randolph, Starbury, Jr Smith, Carmella; etc.....one thing for certain only Dice gave 110% for the Pistons last season, so lets rid ourselves of all of those loafers.

We got to take some chances on one of these cancers whether it is Artest, Randolph, Starbury, Jr Smith, Carmella; etc.....one thing for certain only Dice gave 110% for the Pistons last season, so lets rid ourselves of all of those loafers.

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Are you suggesting they make Dyess the centerpiece of their rebuilding effort?

We got to take some chances on one of these cancers whether it is Artest, Randolph, Starbury, Jr Smith, Carmella; etc.....one thing for certain only Dice gave 110% for the Pistons last season, so lets rid ourselves of all of those loafers.

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I agree with you about getting rid of loafers but why do HAVE TO take a chance on anyone who's considered a cancer?

You would think the Clippers would have had a better record last year with all the great big men they had.

Also, maybe the Pistons should draft someone from LA/Cali just in case they need to include them in a future trade to the Clippers?

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Problem is, that the great former coach Mike Dunleavy has slumped to Mike Curry's level and guys like Baron Davis questioned his coaching skills.

The real issue with the Clippers is that they didn't have an Arnie Frozen Banana Man Kander to keep guys on the bench. In addition to Kaman sitting out 50 games, Baron Davis missed 17 games, Zach only played 39 of the 65 games he was there for, Camby missed 20 games and Ricky Davis missed 40 games.

If all those guys had been healthy, they would have still missed the playoffs, but probably would have won more than the 39 that Pistons managed to win.

I like this idea alot..if we could get Kaman and Camby that would be a big upgrade over what we have now. Although Kaman isn't a superstar he could be a piece in our rebuilding. I like this route better than trading for the Wizards pick (don't really like this draft at all).

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Its all about whether you're willing to have sooooooo much money tied up in one injury prone center who the jury is till very much out on, and another injury prone center at the tail end of his career that can't defend the pick and roll to save his own stash of weed.

Zach Randolph? Are we really THAT desperate? I hope it is not the same people who have been hating on Joe D that are now saying we should trade for Zach Randolph.

Zach Randolph?

Anyone remember the sheer disbelief around the L when a team actually took his bloated salary and baggage off NY's hand's? Or the end of game three point shot he took that almost killed the ball boy, a very short ball boy?

Or how about this fan's analysis of the same play: "I think Randolph's 3 might have been the single dumbest thing I've ever seen a professional athlete do during a game. And really, 'dumb' is not the way to describe it. It was lazy, and basically a big Eff-You to everyone on that team and in the building..."

Detroit can take on either, Camby's or Kaman's contract, but not both. Financially, Randolph is out of the question. If Randolph were acquired, he wouldn't leave any salary space under the cap, ie no money to sign free agents.

All the Pistons have to do is send back is a future second round pick or cash since salaries will not have to match. The Clippers and their owner Donald Sterling who has a reputation for cost cutting would be happy to offload that salary.